Category: Author News
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Welcome
Paul Masson
Welcome to my corner of the web. I’m Paul Masson, a retired economist turned detective novelist, and this is home to The ABC Files — a series of mysteries featuring retired judge Hamish Cameron and his partner Sean Carroll, set in the fictional Nova Scotia seaside town of Ashcroft-by-the-Sea. If you’re new here, the best…
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Where do I get ideas for my novels?
Paul Masson
People sometimes ask me where I get the ideas for my series, The ABC Files. This is a stock question for all writers of fiction. The short answer is that I usually get them while I lie awake in bed at 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning. Something in my circadian rhythms wakes me…
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A New Novel is on the Way
Paul Masson
I have written a complete draft of a new novel, the eighth one in the ABC Files entitled Sufficient Unto the Day. Without giving too much away, the book interweaves the narratives of Sean Carroll, who is heading down to Florida on his sailboat with Marjoree; Beth Phillips, who is working on a case in…
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I’m Happy to Work with Book Clubs
Paul Masson
Two of my ABC Files books have been picked up by book club organizers to be discussed at upcoming meetings. Evil Ever Lives is to be discussed by a Toronto book club, and Ignorance is a Pleasant Evil by one located here in Niagara-on-the-Lake. If you’re interested in discussing my books, I’ll be happy to…
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Launch of the 2025 Writers’ Circle Anthology, September 24, 5:30-7:30 pm
Paul Masson
Join us authors at an event at the NOTL Library to hear readings from the compilation of short stories and poetry. Refreshments will be provided. For more details, see https://allevents.in/niagara-on-the-lake/anthology-launch/200028833824136
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NOTL Writers’ Circle will be represented at the Reif Mother’s Day Market.
Paul Masson
You can get my latest novel there, Ignorance is a Pleasant Evil.
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Salon des Refusés
Paul Masson
I am attending a public event on Thursday, March 20, where I and nine other local authors will read from our works. It is to be held at the St Catharines Artists Centre, 354 St Paul Street, from 7 to 9 pm. The get-together is patterned after the 1863 Salon in Paris, where the Impressionists…
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